1956 New York Yankees Roster (40-man)

1955 Season 1957 Season

Record: 97-57-0, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Won World Series (4-3) over Brooklyn Dodgers

Manager: Casey Stengel (97-57)

General Manager: George Weiss

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I

Attendance: 1,491,784 (1st of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 93
One-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 98-56, 857 Runs, 631 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Hank Bauer	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	192	Jul 31, 1922	9	147	135	147	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	143	146	7	0	1.6
Yogi Berra HOF	31	us US	L	R	5' 7"	185	May 12, 1925	11	140	135	140	136	0	135	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	6.2	$58,000	All-Star
Tommy Byrne	36	us US	L	L	6' 1"	182	Dec 31, 1919	12	44	8	44	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1.4	$21,250
Andy Carey	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 18, 1931	5	132	128	132	131	0	0	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Tom Carroll	19	us US	R	R	6' 3"	186	Sep 17, 1936	2	36	1	36	12	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	3	22	0.0	$7,000
Bob Cerv	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	May 5, 1925	6	54	30	54	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	15	0	44	12	2	0.7
Jim Coates	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	192	Aug 4, 1932	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jerry Coleman	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Sep 14, 1924	8	80	51	80	80	0	0	0	42	18	24	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.5
Rip Coleman	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Jul 31, 1931	2	29	9	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Joe Collins	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Dec 3, 1922	9	100	62	100	87	0	0	43	0	0	0	26	7	23	51	24	0	1.3
Sonny Dixon	31	us US	B	R	6' 2"	205	Nov 5, 1924	4	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Whitey Ford HOF	27	us US	L	L	5' 10"	178	Oct 21, 1928	5	31	30	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6	$28,500	All-Star
Bob Grim	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Mar 8, 1930	3	26	6	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Elston Howard	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	196	Feb 23, 1929	3	98	70	98	89	0	26	0	0	0	0	62	0	5	65	13	0	-0.5
Billy Hunter	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 4, 1928	4	39	21	39	36	0	0	0	0	4	32	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.2	$11,000
Jim Konstanty	39	us US	R	R	6' 1"	202	Mar 2, 1917	11	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Johnny Kucks	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	170	Jul 27, 1932	2	34	31	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0		All-Star
Don Larsen	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Aug 7, 1929	4	45	20	45	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	3.4
Jerry Lumpe	23	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 2, 1933	1st	20	14	20	18	0	0	0	0	1	17	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Mickey Mantle HOF	24	us US	B	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 20, 1931	6	150	144	150	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	144	6	0	11.2	$32,000	All-Star
Billy Martin	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	May 16, 1928	6	121	112	121	117	0	0	0	105	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1.3		All-Star
Mickey McDermott	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Apr 29, 1929	9	46	9	46	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0.2
Gil McDougald	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 19, 1928	6	120	116	120	117	0	0	0	31	5	92	0	0	0	0	4	0	5.1	$22,000	All-Star
Tom Morgan	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 20, 1930	5	41	0	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Irv Noren	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Nov 29, 1924	7	29	7	29	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	10	21	0	-0.1
Bobby Richardson	20	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 19, 1935	2	5	2	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Phil Rizzuto HOF	38	us US	R	R	5' 6"	150	Sep 25, 1917	13	31	15	31	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.1	$30,000
Eddie Robinson	35	us US	L	R	6' 2"	210	Dec 15, 1920	12	26	12	26	14	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.3
Norm Siebern	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	Jul 26, 1933	1st	54	39	54	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	51	6	1	0.0	$6,000
Charlie Silvera	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 13, 1924	9	7	1	7	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$16,750
Lou Skizas	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 2, 1932	1st	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.0	$4,500
Bill Skowron	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 18, 1930	3	134	119	134	121	0	0	120	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	4.3	$14,000
Enos Slaughter HOF	40	us US	L	R	5' 9"	180	Apr 27, 1916	16	24	18	24	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	5	20	6	0	0.1	$20,000
Gerry Staley	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Aug 21, 1920	10	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Tom Sturdivant	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Apr 28, 1930	2	32	17	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
Ralph Terry	20	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jan 9, 1936	1st	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Bob Turley	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	215	Sep 19, 1930	5	27	21	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
George Wilson	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 31, 1924	3	11	0	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	7	0	0.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Casey Stengel HOF	65	us US	Jul 30, 1890	Manager	Apr 17	Sep 30
Bill Dickey	49	us US	Jun 6, 1907		Apr 17	Sep 30
Jim Turner	52	us US	Aug 6, 1903		Apr 17	Sep 30
Frankie Crosetti	45	us US	Oct 4, 1910	Coach	Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date